Crime Rates at Peterborough Road, Carshalton, SM5 1DS

Peterborough Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Hackbridge , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 576 local areas in Sutton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peterborough Road (SM5 1DS) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Hackbridge average (67.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peterborough Road (SM5 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shrewsbury Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blake Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.